ballamara, my fandangle gadget tells porkies so I also rely on the old rain gauge. It seems to agree with the BOM readings so that gives me confidence in my figures. 🙂
The electronic rain gauges are prone to spiders building webs inside and slowing up the tipping mechanism (like a seesaw).

They sure are edible. I like them but many people turn their nose up at them as a vegetable. I think they find them a bit bland. They are sort of deciduous but don’t like frost. I think many people start new plants each year although they will come back from the previous year for a number of years. I believe they are even used as a substitute for…[Read more]